A/Prof George Disney
Principal Research Fellow, NDIS
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
83 Scholarly works
16 Projects
HIGHLIGHTS
2025
Journal article
All-cause and cause-specific mortality inequalities between people with and without disability: a nationwide data linkage study in Australia
DOI: 10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00266-42024
Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)
Centre of Research Excellence in Achieving Health Equity for All People With Disabilities (AHEAD)
2023
Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)
Policy Solutions to Improve the Mental Health of Australians With Disability
2023
Journal article
Associations between workers’ compensation and self-harm: A retrospective case-series study of hospital admissions data
DOI: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.1006142022
Journal article
Disability-related inequalities in health and well-being are mediated by barriers to participation faced by people with disability. A causal mediation analysis
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.1155002021
Journal article
Does disability modify the relationship between labour force status and psychological distress among young people?
DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2020-1071492019
Research Contracts
Project Investigating the Under-Utilisation of NDIS Plans in Victoria.
RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS
2026
Journal article
The impact of certifying practices and statistical coding on the reporting of neurodevelopmental disabilities as the underlying cause of death in Australia
DOI: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2025.1019762026
Journal article
Inequalities in cancer mortality between people with and without disability: A nationwide data linkage study of 10 million adults in Australia
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.10048732025
Journal article
Cancer inequalities experienced by people with disability: a systematic review
DOI: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2025.1018512025
Journal article
Social inequalities in eligibility rates and use of the Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme, 2016–22: an administrative data analysis
DOI: 10.5694/mja2.526582025
Report
A comparison of the characteristics of people with disability in Australia according to whether they received National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) funding
DOI: 10.26188/28943084.v12025
Journal article
Social inequalities in eligibility rates and use of the Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme, 2016–22: an administrative data analysis
DOI: 10.5694/mja2.525942024
Journal article
Which Way? Experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Attaining Supports to Meet Their Interwoven Socio-Cultural, Health and Disability-Related Needs and Aspirations Within the Context of Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme
DOI: 10.14221/2653-3219.10382024
Journal article
Examining variation in the relationship between disability and physical activity across Australian local government areas
DOI: 10.1057/s41271-024-00487-0